Ntekuma

AI Credits

How AI usage is paid for on Ntekuma.

Ntekuma uses your own OpenRouter credits

This means you control your AI spending directly. Ntekuma does not charge you for AI usage. Your $5/month subscription pays for the Ntekuma platform: project creation, app generation workflow, previews, file storage, templates, build history, and deployment tools.

To use AI models, create an OpenRouter account, buy credits there, then paste your API key into Ntekuma. OpenRouter gives you one key for many models — Claude, GPT, Gemini, DeepSeek and more — through a single integration.

Buy AI Credits on OpenRouter ↗Connect your API key
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How to connect, step by step

  1. 1Subscribe to Ntekuma ($5/month) — this unlocks the platform.
  2. 2Create a free OpenRouter account.
  3. 3Buy AI credits on OpenRouter (pay-as-you-go).
  4. 4Create an API key in OpenRouter (it starts with sk-or-).
  5. 5Paste the key into Ntekuma's AI Settings.
  6. 6Start building — OpenRouter bills your own account, not Ntekuma.